Evaluationof water erosionchanges insurfacesoilin different plant cover of Awatershedin Alegre, ES

Authors

  • Huezer Viganô Sperandio Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Roberto Avelino Cecílio Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Wesley Augusto Campanharo Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
  • Cássio Fanchiotti Del Caro Instituto de Defesa Agropecuária e Florestal do Estado do Espírito Santo
  • Maycon Patríco de Hollanda Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n4p1411

Keywords:

Water erosion, Method pin, Losses of soil, Grassland, Forest regeneration.

Abstract

Erosion is the process of detachment, drag and deposition of soil particles, which caused the loss of productive capacity of soils, siltation, and eutrophication and the loss of quality of surface waters. Keep this degradation process at tolerable levels is a major environmental concerns with this work aimed to evaluate the losses of soil in a pasture and forest regeneration through a simple temporal and economically – Pin Method. The study consisted of two experimental plots located in the watershed of the Rio Jacaré, Alegre – ES, with 108 square meters each, under different cover crops, pasture and natural forest regeneration. Methodology by changing the surface of the soil, dug up 40 stakes in the ground, where he proceeded to read monthly. It was observed an average loss of 6.08 Mg ha-1 month-1 and 3.34 Mg ha-1 month-1 soil, pasture and regeneration, respectively. The average reading of the stakes in the pasture was 51,85% higher than in regeneration.

 

Author Biographies

Huezer Viganô Sperandio, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Engº Florestal. Mestrando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Roberto Avelino Cecílio, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Prof. Adjunto do Deptº de Engenharia Florestal Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Wesley Augusto Campanharo, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Engº Florestal. Mestrando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciências Florestais da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Cássio Fanchiotti Del Caro, Instituto de Defesa Agropecuária e Florestal do Estado do Espírito Santo

Engº Florestal. Analista em Desenvolvimento Agropecuário do Instituto de Defesa Agropecuária e Florestal do Estado do Espírito Santo.

Maycon Patríco de Hollanda, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Engº Agrº, Mestrando do Programa de Pós Graduação em Produção Vegetal da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo.

Published

2012-08-28

How to Cite

Sperandio, H. V., Cecílio, R. A., Campanharo, W. A., Del Caro, C. F., & Hollanda, M. P. de. (2012). Evaluationof water erosionchanges insurfacesoilin different plant cover of Awatershedin Alegre, ES. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 33(4), 1411–1418. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2012v33n4p1411

Issue

Section

Communication

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